Panama’s Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriages

In its ruling, the court said that ‘no matter how many changes happen in reality,’ gay marriages lack ‘conventional and constitutional recognition.’

Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is not a human right and the country therefore does not have to recognize such unions, according to a judgment published Wednesday, March 1.

The court had been considering the issue since 2016, following several appeals from same-sex couples claiming the Central American country’s family code was unconstitutional as it only recognizes marriages between a man and a woman.

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